Quote by Matthew Arnold
Poetry a criticism of life under the conditions fixed for such a c

Poetry a criticism of life under the conditions fixed for such a criticism by the laws of poetic truth and poetic beauty. – Matthew Arnold

Other quotes by Matthew Arnold

With close-lipped Patience for our only friend, Sad Patience, too near neighbor to Despair. – Matthew Arnold

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Patience
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Tis not to see the world
As from a height, with rapt prophetic eyes,
And heart profoundly stirred;
And weep, and feel the fullness of the past,
The years that are not more. – Matthew Arnold

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Past, the
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Ugliness is in a way superior to beauty because it lasts. – Serge Gainsbourg

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Beauty

Im really proud of myself because Ive pared my beauty regimen down to a cream blush and berry-tinted lip balm, which has saved me so much time. – Katherine Heigl

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Beauty

Beauty is the oracle that speaks to us all. – Luis Barragan

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Beauty

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams. – Ashley Smith

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Beauty

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When I free my body from its clothes, from all their buttons, belts, and laces, it seems to me that my soul takes a deeper, freer breath. – August Strindberg

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Clothing

Little stones that are pelted into the lake of consciousness should not throw the whole lake into commotion. – Paramahansa Yogananda, God Talks With Arjuna

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Change

Any work thats worth doing has its challenges as well as its opportunities. Thats true if youre running a business, its true if youre trying to help on a campaign. – Carly Fiorina

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Business

I wanted to be a teacher. I love children, so I wanted to deal with children. Then I wanted to be a veterinarian. But by the age of ten or eleven, when I opened my mouth and said, Oh, God, whats this? I kind of knew teaching and being a veterinarian were gonna have to wait. – Whitney Houston

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Age